A two-day national radio conference to review the successes and shortcoming of the the radio sector in Pakistan is starting here from today (Thursday).
Perceptions from abroad on the role of radio in community service, the role of PEMRA in the development and the future of FM radio in Pakistan will also be discussed in the conference.
The conference will focus on the ways and mechanisms of building networking among Pakistan’s FM stations including discussions on why radio has still to emerge as a popular public information medium.
The representatives from some 40 leading FM radio stations from across the country will participate in the conference to discuss the role of FM radio stations in local communities and their achievements in this regard.
The conference is being organised by the Intermedia Pakistan, a Pakistani media development organisation that has been providing advocacy, research and training resources for the radio sector under the title “FM Radio as a voice of local communities-Building a Better Broadcast Sector in Pakistan”. The conference will take stock of ten years of independent non-visual broadcasting in the country and celebrate its success and discuss the challenges the sector is facing.
The conference also aims at providing opportunities to all the key broadcast stakeholders such as Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), community groups, government authorities and radio associations to promote networking and collaboration opportunities. It has almost been ten years since the broadcast sector regulator PEMRA was established to promote independent broadcast media in the country.
“This milestone call for a review of the successes and challenges of the dozens of FM radio stations in Pakistan and how they have become to be an every day reality in both the urban and rural areas in the large parts of the country and are positively contributing to a sense of community,” said Adnan Rehmat, the executive director of Intermedia Pakistan, in a statement issued here on Wednesday.
